Issue 25, 2023

Active-site-enriched dendritic crystal Co/Fe-doped Ni3S2 electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

Abstract

The electrochemical decomposition of water plays a critical role in green and sustainable energy. However, the development of efficient and low-cost non-noble metal catalysts to overcome the high potential of the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is still challenging. In this work, electrocatalysts with high OER activity were obtained by doping Co/Fe bimetals into Ni3S2 (CF-NS) via a simple single-step hydrothermal method by adjusting the doping ratio of bimetals. A series of characterization studies revealed that the introduction of a Co/Fe co-dopant increased the number of active sites and improved the electroconductibility, while optimizing the electronic structure of Ni3S2. Meanwhile, Fe-induced high valence Ni contributed to the production of an OER active phase NiOOH. The unique dendritic crystal morphology facilitated the disclosure of the active sites and the expansion of mass transfer channels. The optimized sample required a low overpotential of 146 mV to obtain a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in 1.0 M KOH solution. The optimized sample also operated stably for at least 86 h. In sum, the proposed method looks very promising for designing efficient, stable, and low-cost non-precious metal catalysts with high conductivity and multiple active sites, useful for future synthesis of transition metal sulfide catalysts.

Graphical abstract: Active-site-enriched dendritic crystal Co/Fe-doped Ni3S2 electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Apr 2023
Accepted
24 May 2023
First published
25 May 2023

Dalton Trans., 2023,52, 8747-8755

Active-site-enriched dendritic crystal Co/Fe-doped Ni3S2 electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

Y. Cui, C. Zhang, Y. Li, Z. Du, C. Wang, S. Yu, H. Tian and W. Zheng, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 8747 DOI: 10.1039/D3DT01071F

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